Pogroms

Suddenly a young man stood behind him and shouted, "Defend yourself! Scoundrel!" Before Petliura could respond, five bullets were unleashed, and he fell dead on the spot.

When Moulay sought funds from wealthy Jews to battle his father, the sultan, and was refused, his revenge was to wage war on the Jewish community upon gaining power.

On this day, the 1st of Tammuz, 628 years ago, Catholic Christians attacked the Jewish community in Seville aiming to force conversions.